GOVT 2306 UTD Exam 1 questions
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Moralistic
-Belief that government should be active in promoting the public good and that citizens should
participate in politics and civic activities to ensure that good
- Offer citizens the opportunity to participate in collective democracy.
- Care about what's best for the people, and not the best for people in power.
- Predominately found in New England, as this is where the vast majority of religious groups
escaping persecution in Europe first settled.
Political Culture
-Broadly shared values, beliefs, and attitudes about how the government should function and
politics should operate
-Most common 3 types were created by Daniel Elazar.
-Pertains to how citizens view: relationship between the government and the people , rights and
responsibilities of the people, shared identity among members of a political community,
government's obligations and limits of its authority.
Political Socialization
The process by which people acquire beliefs, values, and habits of thought and action related to
government, politics, and society.
The various things that cause people to experience this:
,-Parents and family
-Friends
-Religious affiliation and church
-Grade school
-Higher education
Individualistic
-Belief that government should limit it's role to providing order in society, so that citizens can
pursue their economic self-interest.
- Texas is defined as a hybrid of this political culture.
- Private citizens/people only care about their own goals.
- Built on strong parties based in patronage and service.
- Lots of corruption because leaders/government figures only care about personal gain.
- Government is treated like a business.
- Middle Atlantic states.
Traditionalistic
-Belief that government should be dominated by political elites and guided by tradition.
- Texas is defined as being this type of political culture and a hybrid of individualistic.
- Government positions are reserved for the rich and wealthy elites.
- Government is designed to uphold the status quo and preserve the power elites hold.
- Low voter turn out.
, - There are multiples parties within a single party which all compete for power.
Texas Political Culture
- Traditionalistic
-Skepticism toward (federal) government
-Tradition of self-reliance
-Taxes low, social services minimized
-Political elites, such as business leaders, have major voice in how state is run
-Respect for traditional institutions like the military
- Embrace of individual freedom
Sharkansky
-Found that political culture was a better explanation of political participation, policy activism
and the size of government bureaucracy than traditional indicators such as ideology and levels
of economic wealth
Morgan and Watson
-Found that the predominant religious affiliations of a state affected the political culture. For
example areas with high proportions of fundamentalist and Pentecostal Christians also tended
to be more traditionalistic.
well answered graded A+ updated
Moralistic
-Belief that government should be active in promoting the public good and that citizens should
participate in politics and civic activities to ensure that good
- Offer citizens the opportunity to participate in collective democracy.
- Care about what's best for the people, and not the best for people in power.
- Predominately found in New England, as this is where the vast majority of religious groups
escaping persecution in Europe first settled.
Political Culture
-Broadly shared values, beliefs, and attitudes about how the government should function and
politics should operate
-Most common 3 types were created by Daniel Elazar.
-Pertains to how citizens view: relationship between the government and the people , rights and
responsibilities of the people, shared identity among members of a political community,
government's obligations and limits of its authority.
Political Socialization
The process by which people acquire beliefs, values, and habits of thought and action related to
government, politics, and society.
The various things that cause people to experience this:
,-Parents and family
-Friends
-Religious affiliation and church
-Grade school
-Higher education
Individualistic
-Belief that government should limit it's role to providing order in society, so that citizens can
pursue their economic self-interest.
- Texas is defined as a hybrid of this political culture.
- Private citizens/people only care about their own goals.
- Built on strong parties based in patronage and service.
- Lots of corruption because leaders/government figures only care about personal gain.
- Government is treated like a business.
- Middle Atlantic states.
Traditionalistic
-Belief that government should be dominated by political elites and guided by tradition.
- Texas is defined as being this type of political culture and a hybrid of individualistic.
- Government positions are reserved for the rich and wealthy elites.
- Government is designed to uphold the status quo and preserve the power elites hold.
- Low voter turn out.
, - There are multiples parties within a single party which all compete for power.
Texas Political Culture
- Traditionalistic
-Skepticism toward (federal) government
-Tradition of self-reliance
-Taxes low, social services minimized
-Political elites, such as business leaders, have major voice in how state is run
-Respect for traditional institutions like the military
- Embrace of individual freedom
Sharkansky
-Found that political culture was a better explanation of political participation, policy activism
and the size of government bureaucracy than traditional indicators such as ideology and levels
of economic wealth
Morgan and Watson
-Found that the predominant religious affiliations of a state affected the political culture. For
example areas with high proportions of fundamentalist and Pentecostal Christians also tended
to be more traditionalistic.
